Anson McCade

About the Company

Anson McCade is a specialist recruitment agency focusing on four primary sectors: Quant Research, Trading & Risk; Digital & Data Analytics; IT & Cyber Security; Business Change & Transformation and Strategy. With offices in London, Belfast, Paris and Sydney, Anson McCade operates globally, working on mandates across Europe, Asia and US. In an ever changing business and technological landscape, the need for exceptional, agile talent is crucial to almost every organisation’s success over the long term. We target the highest calibre, most relevant individuals possible for each mandate we undertake, achieving this through a consultative, research focused approach to networking, this in addition to access to a substantial range of resources, both in-house and on-line. Our consistent success in doing so over the years has resulted in an impressive portfolio of high-end, blue chip and boutique clients, many of whom we have worked with continuously as a premier recruitment partner for over a decade.

Anson McCade has been recognised as being instrumental in the growth of some of the world’s leading organisations and most innovative start-ups. Our consultants are industry experts who understand the challenges that many organisations face in today’s frenetic and unpredictable technical and business climate, as well as the diversity, skills matrix variance and mix of ambitions and expectations of the candidates we work with.

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Listed Jobs

Company Name

Anson McCade

Job Title

Lead UX Designer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Lead UX Designer **Role Summary:** Lead end‑to‑end user experience design for large‑scale, enterprise‑grade applications within a global financial services compliance transformation programme. Own discovery, research, wireframing, prototyping, and design documentation while collaborating with product, engineering, and compliance stakeholders to deliver functional, intuitive, future‑ready solutions. **Expactations:** * Deliver comprehensive UX solutions on a 6‑month contract (up to £590 k, IR35). * Influence senior stakeholders and champion user‑centric design within the organization. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, and context analysis to define problem statements and opportunities. 2. Translate research insights into personas, user journeys, information architectures, and functional specifications. 3. Produce high‑fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and visual designs in Figma, ensuring alignment with brand and accessibility guidelines. 4. Coordinate with engineering, product, and compliance teams to validate feasibility, iterate designs, and ensure smooth hand‑off. 5. Present design concepts and findings to senior leadership, articulating trade‑offs, ROI, and user impact. 6. Mentor junior designers, review deliverables, and uphold design standards across the product suite. **Required Skills:** * 10+ years of UX/interaction design experience on complex, large‑scale applications. * Proven leadership of UX projects in banking or financial services. * Strong portfolio demonstrating end‑to‑end design in enterprise environments. * Advanced proficiency in Figma; working knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS. * Familiarity with AI‑powered applications, workflow automation, or data visualisation is a plus. * Excellent verbal and written communication; adept at influencing and presenting to senior stakeholders. **Required Education & Certifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human‑Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or related field. * Relevant professional certifications (e.g., Nielsen Norman Group, UXPA, or equivalent) preferred but not mandatory.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

19-09-2025

Company Name

Anson McCade

Job Title

DevSecOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: DevSecOps Engineer Role Summary: Design, develop, and secure cloud-native analytics and AI platforms, ensuring robust security controls, automated tooling, and incident response across Azure environments. Expectations: Deliver secure solutions in a fast-paced audit technology team; collaborate cross-functionally; mentor peers; maintain security posture while preserving development velocity. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain platform security processes, documentation, and plans. - Design, implement, and manage automated security tooling to pre‑empt vulnerabilities. - Conduct security‑focused code reviews and support threat‑modeling. - Champion cloud security principles across product engineering teams. - Lead incident response for security risks and coordinate with SOC. - Implement logging, SIEM integration, and monitor security events. - Prioritize and oversee vulnerability remediation and penetration testing. - Manage escalations, exceptions, and risk communications. - Mentor and coach team members on security best practices. - Autonomously identify and resolve security challenges across the organization. Required Skills: - Deep knowledge of Azure cloud security controls. - Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines. - Proven security of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). - Secure API and web application development expertise. - Proficiency with Git source control and languages such as Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript. - Implement automated compliance checks via Azure Policies. - Strong stakeholder communication and stakeholder management. - Ability to balance security with development agility. - Independent problem‑solving initiative. Required Education & Certifications: - Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ‑500) – highly desirable. - Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC‑100) – highly desirable. - Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC‑200) – highly desirable. - Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC‑300) – highly desirable. - CISSP – highly desirable.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

25-09-2025

Company Name

Anson McCade

Job Title

Solutions Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Solutions Engineer **Role Summary:** Design, prototype, and deliver cloud‑native digital solutions using Azure, AI, VR/AR, Edge AI, and emerging technologies. Partner with the Senior Solutions Architect and cross‑functional development teams to create scalable, secure, reusable assets that accelerate technology adoption across a global enterprise. **Expectations:** - Deliver high‑quality proofs of concept and production‑ready prototypes. - Ensure solutions meet scalability, security, and business value criteria. - Champion best practices in code quality, CI/CD, testing, and agile delivery. - Communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders and influence adoption of modern development practices. **Key Responsibilities:** - Collaborate with the Senior Solutions Architect to define and validate solution architecture. - Work with development teams across the organization to implement strategic initiatives, including generative AI projects. - Build and maintain reusable technical assets (reference architectures, playbooks, solution templates). - Provide hands‑on guidance and support to teams on REST APIs, microservices, event‑driven design, and cloud services. - Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins. - Apply software testing standards and ensure code quality. - Translate business requirements into technical designs and prototypes. **Required Skills:** - 5+ years cloud‑native development (preferably Azure). - 5+ years software engineering with C# and/or Python. - Strong experience with Azure services (App Services, Functions, AI Services). - Proficiency in REST APIs, microservices, event‑driven architectures. - Git version control (GitHub/Azure DevOps) and CI/CD pipeline creation. - Solid software testing practices and knowledge of solution architecture principles. - Ability to work cross‑functionally and translate business needs into technical solutions. - Agile delivery experience and excellent communication/ stakeholder engagement. **Desirable Skills:** - Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, LangChain, Semantic Kernel). - Microsoft Power Platform. - Front‑end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js). - Edge computing, VR/AR technologies. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - Azure certification (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Developer Associate) preferred.

London, United kingdom

On site

Mid level

01-10-2025

Company Name

Anson McCade

Job Title

Gen AI Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Generative AI Engineer **Role Summary:** Lead design and development of Generative AI solutions, driving innovation in AI architecture, data science, and cloud-native deployment for enterprise clients. **Expectations:** Deep technical expertise in Generative AI, hands-on project delivery, and stakeholder leadership to transform AI concepts into production-ready systems. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, develop, and deploy Generative AI solutions using large language models and cutting-edge methodologies. - Lead end-to-end projects from concept validation to production, integrating complex data sources. - Engineer data pipelines and optimize models for performance and compliance. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align AI solutions with business objectives. - Document and ensure quality assurance of solutions adhering to governance and risk frameworks. **Required Skills:** - Advanced knowledge of Generative AI models and large language model architectures. - Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ML frameworks for AI development. - Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) for AI/ML deployment. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for data science challenges. - Stakeholder communication and issue-resolution capabilities. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent. - Demonstrated experience in large-scale data engineering and AI model development.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

02-10-2025